Model Diversity

[Steve Hargreaves - Moderator]

Good flying weather earlier this week.....cold but nice blue skies & little wind....

 

Treating myself to a full day at the field I loaded up the car & took.....

 

My own design Fun Fly (based on a Wot4)

An Irvine Wildcard 3D machine

A CM Pro Yak 54 aerobatic machine

Electric powered Keil Kraft Mini Super c/w camera

Diesel powered Mini Tyro (32" R/E model c/w 1cc diesel)

 

Now thats what I call a diverse set of models  & it got me thinking.....am I alone in doing this or do you take lots of different models to the field too?

 

Interestingly it was the Mini Tyro that raised the most interest amongst clubmates who were very keen to see it fly.....it probably makes the most noise too even though it is only 1cc....

[Lee Smalley]

40cc raven

seagul yak

seagull extra 300

galaxy domino

weston mini hype

plan built ninja

seagull harmon rocket

funjetsx2

multiplex blizard

 

i nomally take NinJa, yak and raven depends on the wind

[john haz]

Not a lot of diversity in my "fleet", warirds seem to be the ones that catch my eye

 

A small fleet compared to the old timers on here (yes Tim will edit that LOL),   All electric ...

 

Art-tech P51 mustang

Phase P40 Warhawk

PZ FW-190

GWS P38 lightning

HL B25 Mitchell

 

and the odd ones

Swift 2 flying wing

Alfa Sabre jet

GP Catalina

Jamara Roo 

 

This hobby is really not expensive when you look at other people's entertainment, there's blokes that lean on the bar of a pub every night & do far more money than we do (that's my excuse for 'er indoors & so far it works a treat   

[buster prop]

I don't smoke and a 20 pack of decent cigs costs about £6, so if I smoked 20 a day I'd spend £42/ week or over 2 Grand/year. I don't spend anything like that on planes! That's what I tell 'er indoors anyway. She doesn't smoke either though..

[Frank Skilbeck]

Mmm, not so many glow models ready to go at present, just a Cap 232 and Fokker Dvii, but several electrics, inc High Wing, Warbirds, EDF and 3D, then there the gliders from flying wings to 1/4 scale.

 

When the weather is better I will usually take 3 models to the field or slope with me, but for now I tend to stick to a couple of electrics.

[Ross Clarkson]

Hangar 9 Alpha 40.

Kyosho Calmato 60 Sport.

Seagull Yak 54.

 

Not much but they keep me busy and on my toes.

[Romeo Whisky]

Interesting thread - I have what even I admit is "quite a few" (about 15) models (all electric, and all under 2kg).  But I have chosen them carefully to have models suitable for different circumstances.

 

For me it is really "horses for courses", which means that I choose what I take to our local grass patch based on conditions there.  The beauty of having a range of models is that I have some for windy days, others for calm days.  Belly landers for when the grass is thick (with mud, long grass or snow), even a couple of brushed (remember them) for when the grass is long and very wet.  Indeed even a couple of models still powered by NiMh and even NiCd for when its really cold.  (They still fly fine you know).  And in summer when the grass is short and the weather warm and dry I can choose models for different types of flying - exciting or just relaxing.  Then there's a couple of slopers (one powered one not).

 

I nearly always take at least two to the field (for resilience and to utilise different battery sizes), but rarely more than three since I can't get more in the car.  Which reminds me that I also keep a MPX Mini-Mag and EasyStar to take on holiday with me as they are small enough to take along even when the car is packed with holiday stuff.

 

Having a variety of different types also helps to spice things up a bit.